The Winery Ambroise Lapierre of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Winery Ambroise Lapierre - Bouches-du-Rhone
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 5366 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Ambroise Lapierre is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ambroise Lapierre wines

Looking for the best Winery Ambroise Lapierre wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Ambroise Lapierre wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Ambroise Lapierre wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Ambroise Lapierre

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ambroise Lapierre

How Winery Ambroise Lapierre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), ramadan berber soup (harira) or duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Ambroise Lapierre

On the nose the red wine of Winery Ambroise Lapierre. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Ambroise Lapierre. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ambroise Lapierre

  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.37/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.19/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Ambroise Lapierre.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Ambroise Lapierre

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Ambroise Lapierre.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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The word of the wine: Reassembly

During the vinification process, a "cap" is formed at the top of the vats with the solid parts (skin, pulp, pips, etc.), which contain tannins and colouring elements. Pumping over consists of emptying the vat from the bottom and pouring the juice back to the top, in order to mix the cap and the juice and to favour the exchange and the extraction. This old technique allows a better exchange between the solid parts and the liquid.